Happy Presidents Day

In honor of Presidents Day, I’m blogging midday. Oooh, fun. Here are some pictures I took at Navy Pier last week. The wind was fierce and snow was heavy, so I was the only one outside there. This is my first roll of film from a * gasp * film camera. I love my DSLR and am still learning what all the controls do, but the simplicity of an old-fashioned camera attracted me – no batteries required. I bought an inexpensive Diana Mini after seeing the kind of pictures it can take at Daydream Lilly. I like the dreamy, moody quality and the double exposures. I have a lot to learn and I think it will work better on a bright day, but learning is what it’s all about.

Okay, I’m off for a long bike ride with Betty Foy. Meeting a friend for Indian food. :)

Dottie, can you put a warning on your blogposts like “Warning this post contains fuzzy photographs”? You take such beautiful pictures with your digital camera.

I’m still reeling in shock from a favoured musician only putting out an EP on 7″ vinyl (and digital download that only works in certain countries, New Zealand not amongst them)

In other words those hardworking engineers at Canon in Osaka or Tokyo or wherever have worked very hard perfecting the image stabilised 10 Megapixel camera which fits in my pocket, and I thank them for the most perfect of photographic technology.

Ye olde Daguerreotypes belong in a dusty part of the museum. Steampunkery be damned.

thanks Dottie! yes i do live in Singapore. i’ve recently (month and a half now) taken to commuting to work by bicycle, because of your blog. but i start off by 5:30 in the morning just so the temps aren’t too high.

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